Arrangement applied in a stylized layer to a cigarette packet with nicotine- and harmful-element-reducing insert

ABSTRACT

The subject matter relates to a stylized layer for a cigarette packet, which is developed to fit the packet. It fits the packet recess, enclosing all the rear part and part of the side of the packet, and is provided with a rear wall with a cutout and an internal compartment housing an infrared insert emitting signals in the long infrared. The long-infrared insert has substances that allow a reduction in the level of nicotine and of various other elements harmful to the user&#39;s health, found in cigarettes. The user can stylize the packet, since the layer is able to receive promotional messages and be decorated. It allows the control of the substances entering the body, making it possible for the user, to give up smoking. The longer the time of contact between the layer and the packet, the more the level of nicotine and substances in cigarettes will diminish.

The present object refers to a stylized cigarette pack cover, developed anatomically to fit a pack of cigarettes, surrounding the entire back and part of the sides of the pack, provided with a back wall with a cutout and an internal compartment which stores an infrared card that emits long infrared signals, which can be replaced when needed. The long infrared card has substances that allow the decrease of the level of nicotine and various other elements detrimental to the health of the user, which are present in the composition of cigarettes. In addition to being able to offer the user greater possibility of styling his package, since the cover can receive messages and promotional words and be decorated according to the user's preference, it also allows the control of the substances that enter the human body, allowing the user to reduce little by little his smoking habit.

This object is intended to offer the user a possibility never allowed before, which is: to smoke the cigarette of his preference, but knowing that the toxic and harmful substances will be reduced. As the exposure time of the cap with the pack is extended, the level of nicotine and cigarette substances within the pack decreases and this change is easily noticeable during cigarette consumption.

A single cigarette consists of several toxic substances, one of the most famous of them is nicotine, which is responsible for much of the user's addiction. Everyone knows how harmful cigarettes are to anyone's health, but people who are addicted have great difficulty stopping the habit, mainly because of the chemical dependence that it ends up causing in the human body.

Long infrared is already known and widely used for other purposes. However, brief laboratory studies prove their effectiveness in reducing nicotine and other harmful substances present in cigarettes, because the composition of the long infrared card directly influences the evaporation of such substances, which are usually added to the cigarette by the application of water infused with nicotine over the tobacco leaves.

Therefore, even without direct contact with the cigarette, but being dose by means of a cap that is fixed to the pack, the reduction of the harmful substances can be made in a gradual manner.

The size, thickness and composition of the card to be put on the cover may vary according to the size and the user's need and may be offered at various levels of activity.

Solution:

Therefore, thinking of solving such inconveniences and offering an unpublished cover that in addition to stylizing the cigarette pack that accompanies its consumer daily, also allows the level of nicotine and other substances to be gradually reduced, according to the time of exposure. The object in question was developed, presenting several benefits, among them:

-   -   Low cost;     -   Developed in a lightweight material;     -   It is easy to be transported and used;     -   The infrared card emits long infrared signals that gradually         reduces the content of nicotine and various other substances in         the cigarette;     -   Provides much more hygiene to the user;     -   Excellent cost benefit;     -   The cover may be stylized/personalized;     -   The user will need to buy only one cover, and may exchange its         internal contents (infrared card) whenever he wishes, or         according to the manufacturer's instructions;     -   It has a high marketing potential;     -   It is a product of common need;     -   May be developed in various materials;     -   May be developed in several formats;     -   May be developed in several sizes;     -   Allows Industrial execution;     -   It is an innovation worthy of this patent privilege.

PRIOR ART DESCRIPTION

The prior art comprehends infrared sticks that are designed to be inserted in the cigarette packs, infrared coated envelopes that are designed to allow the introduction of some cigarettes inside, and also clothes and mattresses that promise to clean the nicotine out of the human body. In addition, various methods are studied and developed to assist in reducing the addiction or the harmful effects of the cigarette.

Therefore, in order to propose an unprecedented and efficient solution, previous researches were carried out in the Data Bank of the BPTO, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office, and the following processes were found:

P0108318-0, filed 15 Feb. 2001, entitled “Method for reducing or eliminating smoking”. The invention is an improved method of reducing or eliminating tobacco use and nicotine addiction associated with tobacco use by gradually decreasing individual tobacco consumption over a period of time while substituting nicotine from tobacco with an alternative source of nicotine.

MU6600155-2, filed Jan. 29, 1986, under the title “Tar and Satin Retention Mouthpiece.” Due to the fact that it is produced in a transparent, one-piece material of anatomical size, it eliminates the use of component elements and filtering accessories common in mouthpieces, in order to retain tar and nicotine by suspending the same, but maintaining the initial smoothing taste of the cigarettes, besides it is an educational tool for smokers and nonsmokers, hence it reveals through its transparency, all the accumulated tar and nicotine retained inside.

P0112837-0, filed Aug. 2, 2001 under the title “Method of reducing or eliminating smoking”, This invention is an improved method for reducing or eliminating tobacco use and the nicotine addiction associated with the use of tobacco by gradually decreasing a subject's smoking for a period of time while replaces tobacco nicotine with an alternative source of nicotine in the form of a transdermal patch.

MU8101449-0, filed on Jun. 27, 2001 under the title “Disposable cigarette holder with nicotine and tar filter”. The present utility patent relates to a disposable cigarette holder with cigarette filter for nicotine and tar, characterized in that it is constituted by a single piece with a tubular shape made of plastic or other suitable materials, which comprises an adhesion camera and a filter, wherein the adhesion chamber is formed from a single or segmented recess located on the inner walls, which delimits the depth and forms of the chamber, has a predetermined width, from which is located a second recess of diameter and depth suitable for the purposes intended and whose function is to allow the accommodation of the filter made of Macrolon, which is a very high polymerization fiber, with dimensions, diameter and depth carefully calculated according to the physico-chemical characteristics of this material, which allows to reduce in at least twenty-five percent the contents or amount of nicotine and tar produced by a cigarette access when inhaled.

MU8401024-0, filed in 2004 under the title of “Protective cover for cigarette wallets”. A rectangular prism open at the top and optionally at the base, its front and rear walls being of a certain width and height, and its side walls of smaller width wherein, optionally, the rear wall can be of a higher height than the front wall, in which case the upper edge of the side walls are inclined, and the base of the part may or may not be closed by a supplementary wall.

MU7700295-4, filed on 26 Mar. 1997 under the title “Cigarette holder with harmful element reducer”. Composed of a plastic body with a large cylindrical recess for a cigarette-tip fitting or the thin cigarette-tip adapter, said recess having a bottom recess and from which there projects an axial bore, communicating with cut-out, through which the cigarette smoke enters and strikes a velocity reducing screen, said recess forming externally a cradle, where the nozzle is fitted, in which smoke walls collide and cools down, with the smoke velocity reduced by the walls and integral with a long axial rod, which cause whirls and retains the nicotine and tar, the smoke, clean of these elements, enters a small hole in said rod since the passageway is closed by a shield integral with the end of said rod, into the mouth, the development of which aims to allow a drastic reduction of the elements harmful in the smoke of the cigarette, reducing the resulting damages.

According to the abovementioned abstracts, the mentioned processes do not have similarity to the object of the present patent, and that's why we understand that there are no technical or legal impediments to the obtaining the requested Privilege.

For a perfect visualization and understanding of the “ARRANGEMENT APPLIED IN A STYLIZED COVER FOR A CIGARETTE PACKET WITH NICOTINE AND HARMFUL ELEMENT REDUCING INSERT” in question, follows the illustrative drawings:

FIG. 1—Displays a perspective view of the object in question;

FIG. 2—Displays a perspective view of the cover, illustrating the placement of the infrared card;

FIG. 3—Presents an illustrative view of the stylized cover affixed to the cigarette pack.

According to the illustration and in the details thereof, the “ARRANGEMENT APPLIED IN A STYLIZED COVER FOR A CIGARETTE PACKET WITH NICOTINE AND HARMFUL ELEMENT REDUCING INSERT” is constituted by a stylized cigarette pack cover (1) which is attached to the cigarette pack in a anatomic means (2), characterized in that it has a preferably rectangular central body (3) with a rear wall surrounding the packet (4) and cut-away side walls (5) leaving the front part of the packet exposed (6), having an a cut-out in its frontal portion (7) with an internal compartment (8) which stores a stylized infrared card (9) which emits long infrared (9A) signals enabling the reduction of the nicotine content and toxic substances of the cigarette in a gradual manner.

Due to the advantages it offers and the truly innovative features it comprises, the “ARRANGEMENT APPLIED IN A STYLIZED COVER FOR A CIGARETTE PACKET WITH NICOTINE AND HARMFUL ELEMENT REDUCING INSERT”, meets the necessary conditions for granting. 

1- ARRANGEMENT APPLIED IN A STYLIZED COVER FOR A CIGARETTE PACK WITH NICOTINE AND HARMFUL ELEMENT REDUCING INSERT which comprises a stylized cover for a pack of cigarettes (1) which is attached to the pack in an anatomical manner (2), wherein it comprises a rectangular central body (3) with a rear wall surrounding the packet (4) and cut-away side walls (5) leaving the pack of cigarette's front portion (6) exposed, further having a cutout in its rear wall (7) with a compartment (8) which stores a stylized infrared card (9) which emits long infrared (9A) signals allowing the reduction of the nicotine content and toxic substances of the cigarette in a gradual manner. 2- ARRANGEMENT APPLIED IN A STYLIZED COVER FOR A CIGARETTE PACK WITH NICOTINE AND HARMFUL ELEMENT REDUCING INSERT according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover (1) can be developed in various materials such as plastic, wood, paper, PVC, metal and the like (10), and may receive stylization, advertising messages and promotional slogans (11). 3- ARRANGEMENT APPLIED IN A STYLIZED COVER FOR A CIGARETTE PACK WITH NICOTINE AND HARMFUL ELEMENT REDUCING INSERT, according to claim 1, characterized in that the stylized infrared card (9) can be withdrawn and replaced whenever necessary or according to the manufacturer's instructions. 